The First Film (2015)

6.2/10 106 min Documentary

Overview

Leeds born filmmaker David Nicholas Wilkinson's thirty three year quest to prove that the worlds film industry started in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1888.

Cast

David Wilkinson

Himself

Tom Courtenay

Himself

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Himself

Ronald Harwood

Himself

Joe Eszterhas

Himself

Stéphane Cornicard

Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (voice)

Sarah Lancashire

Lizze Le Prince (voice)

Andreea Păduraru

Annie Hartley

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